general question

[Beach Beebe]

why does a friends name appear in green on my second life page?

[Griffin Ceawlin]

It means that they've elected to allow you to see where they are on the map. If you mouse over, you can see their location and if you click you can teleport to them.

Tip: It is possible to teleport directly to your friend's location by pressing the Teleport button. However, it is good etiquette to respect your friends' privacy by IMing first.  Teleporting to another Resident's location unannounced is considered very impolite!

 

ETA:

Oh, wait. This is on my.secondlife.com? That's just a link to their profile. The above is in reference to links on the Dashboard.